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Paris Saint-Germain conceded two late goals as Champions League holders Real Madrid recovered from falling behind to an Adrien Rabiot opener to beat the Ligue 1 Conforama leaders 3-1 in the first leg of the round of 16.

RC Strasbourg Alsace coach Thierry Laurey enjoyed Thursday's cup interlude, glad to share the game time around as his players claimed a deserved 3-0 win over Grenoble to book a first quarter-finals berth since 2002.

Olympique Lyonnais coach Bruno Genesio liked what he saw as his side hung onto a 2-1 lead to win past Montpellier and into the Coupe de France quarters; opposite number Michel der Zakarian was left ruing poor choices.

OL are through to the quarter-finals for a second season in a row after beating Montpellier 2-1 in a tough encounter; SM Caen prevailed on penalties in Metz; and Troyes were eliminated 1-0 by Ligue 2 outfit RC Lens.

Sochaux goalscorer Florian Martin tipped his hat to PSG after he injured his knee in the 4-1 loss to the capital club; OM boss Rudi Garcia was pleased his side stayed focused to beat FBBP 01 9-0 and book a place in the quarters.

Four-time reigning champs Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the Coupe de France quarters with a 4-1 win in Sochaux while Olympique de Marseille rampant in their 9-0 demolition of Bourg-en-Bresse.

RC Strasbourg Alsace forward Nuno Da Costa was pleased with his side's 2-1 win over LOSC to book a place versus Ligue 2 side Grenoble in the round of 16; LOSC boss Christophe Galtier is demanding better from his side.

Despite a late fightback from visitors LOSC, RC Strasbourg Alsace prevailed 2-1 at the Stade de la Meinau on Thursday to book a place in the Coupe de France's round of 16, where they will face National (D3) side Grenoble.

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Fanni surprised by France call

OM right-back Rod Fanni said he wasn't expecting to be part of Didier Deschamps' side to take on Georgia and Spain in crunch World Cup qualifiers this week.

With Newcastle's Mathieu Debuchy injured, there was a gap in the France squad at right-back and Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps felt he had the perfect replacement in the Marseille wing-back.

However, Fanni admits he had no idea he was in the running to fill the vacancy for the two matches that, with wins, could see France stake a serious claim on topping World Cup qualifying Group I.

Long time coming

"It freaked me out a bit," Fanni said ahead of Friday's clash with Georgia and next Tuesday's meeting with Spain, both of which will be played at the Stade de France. "I'm not saying that I thought I would never be called up again, but I was getting that way. I had become used to saying 'no' when someone asked me if I was going to be called up."

Fanni's last appearance for his country dates back to the very first match of the Laurent Blanc era, in August 2010, when the France squad was being overhauled following the scandal at the World Cup in South Africa. Fanni has no idea why he was called up then dropped, and then left in the cold.

'Not very cool'

"Even today, I haven't determined what the reason was. I didn't understand then, and I still don't know why I didn't return," the 31-year-old said, also mystified at not being selected for the World Cup in 2010 after taking part in the entire qualifying process. "Being frozen out just before the tournament began wasn't very cool at all. I've never felt that I'm inferior to Bacary Sagna, Anthony Réveillère or Mathieu Debuchy."

Fanni, who is enjoying an excellent season at Marseille after making the move from Rennes, could well have a chance to prove that as of this weekend.